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plural of fake
Synonyms & Antonyms of fakes
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
an imitation that is passed off as genuine
- experts declared that one of the museum's prized paintings was actually a fake
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2
one who makes false claims of identity or expertise
- a hidden-camera investigation revealed that the so-called psychic was a fake
Synonyms for fakes
- charlatans,
- fakers,
- fakirs,
- frauds,
- hoaxers,
- humbugs,
- impostors
- (or imposters),
- mountebanks,
- phonies
- (also phoneys),
- pretenders,
- quacks,
- quacksalvers,
- ringers,
- shams
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- actors,
- bluffers,
- counterfeiters,
- deceivers,
- dissemblers,
- duper,
- feigners,
- misleaders,
- operators,
- tricksters
- cozeners,
- defrauders,
- dodgers,
- fraudsters
- [chiefly British],
- scammers,
- scamsters,
- sharpers,
- sharpies,
- skinners,
- swindlers
Near Antonyms for fakes
- aces,
- adepts,
- authorities,
- crackerjacks
- (also crackajacks),
- experts,
- maestros
- (or maestri),
- masters,
- past masters,
- professionals,
- virtuosos
- (or virtuosi),
- whizzes,
- wizards
fakes
verbpresent tense third-person singular of fake
Synonyms & Antonyms of fakes (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to imitate or copy especially in order to deceive
- pranksters faked giant footprints and then claimed that they had seen Bigfoot
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2
to present a false appearance of
- while running for class president, Dan was not above faking friendship with people just to get their votes
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3
to perform, make, or do without preparation
- if you give me the gist of the plan, I can probably fake enough for the speech
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4
to elude (an opponent in a sports contest) by making a deceptive or agile movement
- the running back faked the defense by stepping to his left and then quickly cutting to the right
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